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Hole In The Ground

Definition: Hole In The Ground

Hole In The Ground

Noun

1. A hole in the ground made by excavating.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Hole In The Ground

Synonym: excavation (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Hole In The Ground

English words defined with "hole in the ground": burrowcavityexcavationgopher holepit, Post hole, postholerabbit burrow, rabbit holeShoe of an anchortunnel. (references)
Specialty definitions using "hole in the ground": baptist cone, Birthcurrent electrodeearth fault testerMINEpyramid cutsluggaTotal Ozone Mapping Spectrometer. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Hole In The Ground

Computer Images:
Hole In The Ground

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Photo Album: Hole In The Ground

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Rock art at Hole in the Ground. OR 3-59.Credit: Conrad.

Rock Art found 2 miles below the Hole in the Ground. OR 3-59.Credit: Harmon.

Rock Art found 2 miles below the Hole in the Ground. OR 3-59.Credit: Harmon.

Burrowing owls standing on the outter edge of a hole in the ground.Credit: Unknown.

Hoyt's A hole in the ground.Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Hole In The Ground

TitleAuthorQuote

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again

J.R.R. Tolkien

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Ruthie was twisting her skirt in her hands, while Winfield dug a hole in the ground with his toe.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expression: Hole In The Ground

Expression using "hole in the ground": dig a hole in the ground. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Hole In The Ground

Language Translations for "hole in the ground"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

sãpa o gaura în pãmânt (dig a hole in the ground). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Hole In The Ground

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-h-h-i-l-n-n-o-o-r-t-u"

-5 letters: dethroning, outgrinned, tenderloin, thundering.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Hole In The Ground


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 6F 6C 65      49 6E      54 68 65      47 72 6F 75 6E 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01101111 01101100 01100101 00100000 01001001 01101110 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01000111 01110010 01101111 01110101 01101110 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#111 &#108 &#101 &#32 &#73 &#110 &#32 &#84 &#104 &#101 &#32 &#71 &#114 &#111 &#117 &#110 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 006F 006C 0065      0049 006E      0054 0068 0065      0047 0072 006F 0075 006E 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

428178712438025474712418481878070

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Expressions
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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